Flag display means



Dec. 25, 1956 H. M. OLSON FLAG DISPLAY MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug.2, 1955 Fig. I

Harry M. 0/son INVEN TOR.

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FLAG DISPLAY MEANS Filed Aug. 2, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 2

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Harry M. 0/80!) INVEN'TOR.

United States Patent My invention relates to means for displaying flagson sidewalks, in yards and the like, and is designed as an improvementover the subject matterof my U. S. Patent,

No. 2,263,138. j

The primary object of my invention is to provide simple and practicalmeans for displaying a flag at full or half mast and means for anchoringthe staff in the ground or the like.

2,775,221 Patented Dec. 25, 1956 A hooked screw 21 depends through thebase plate 13 in the longitudinal center thereof and at one side of thesocket 17 and provides means on said plate for.

anchoring the same while resting on the ground to concrete block 23embedded in the ground 25.

The concrete block 23 is preferably round and as in my aforesaid patentis provided with a central vertical, laterally pronged anchor rod 27having an upper end eye 29 in a concavity 31 in the upper end of theblock and in which the hooked screw 21 is detachably inserted. A wingnut 33 on said screw 21 on top of the plate 13 provides for tighteningsaid screw.

Leveling means for the base plate 13 comprises a pair of vertical screws35 with lock nuts 37 thereon. The leveling screws 31 are located at oneend of the base plate 13, on the opposite side of the socket 17 from thehooked screw 21 and opposite side of the longitudinal center of saidplate and are engageable with the ground 25 Another object is to provideimproved means-for suspending a flag on a flagstatf at full or half mastby a hem on the flag slidably mounting the flag on the staff forpermanent attachment to the staff.

Still another object is to provide an improved base for the flagstaff onwhich the staff may be stood for storage or other purposes.

Still another object is to provide improved means for detachablyanchoring the base to a concrete block adapted to be embedded in theground or the like.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my invention with the flag atfull mast;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in side elevation with the flag at halfmast;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view in bottom plan of the base for theflagstaff;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section of thefiagstaif, base and anchoring means;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section taken onthe line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section of thefiagstaff and suspending means;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view in transverse section taken onthe line 77 of Figure 1; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view in side elevation partly broken away andillustrating the flag furled on the lower section of the staff forstorage purposes.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals, the flagstafl? 1, as in myprevious patent, comprises upper and lower tubular sections 3, 5detachably connected together by a pin 7 and an ornamental knob 9 isthreaded on a threaded stud 11 extending upwardly out of the upper endof said stalf. The pin 7 is welded, as at 8, in the lower section 5 andthe upper section 3 may be pulled off said pin to disassemble theflagstalf 1.

The base for the flagstaff 1 comprises an oblong, preferably oval metalbase plate 13 with a rounded downturned edge flange 15 and a tubularmetal socket 17 rising therefrom and in which the lower end of thefiagstalf 1 is removably inserted. The socket 17 is welded on the baseplate 13, as at 19, in the longitudinal center of said plate andpreferably to one side of the trans verse center of the plate.

to tilt said plate on its opposite end to level the base plate andthereby plumb the flagstaif 1.

The flag 39, as in my aforesaid patent, is provided with a hem 41 at itsinner edge by means of which it is sleevedon the staff 1 and verticallyslidably attached to the flagstafi 1.

The suspending means for the flag 39 comprises a tape 43 of a length toextend vertically through and out of the hem 41, preferably beingslightly longer than said hem. The tape 43 is provided at upper andlower ends thereof with grommets 45, 47 adapted to be applied over thestud 11 when the knob 9 is removed and to be clamped against the upperend of the fiagstatf 1 by said knob when the knob is replaced. The hem41 is stitched at its upper end, as at 59, to the tape 43 adjacent theupper end of the tape. By this arrangement, the tape 43 may be pulledout of the hem 41 from its point of attachment to said hem to reversesaid tape end for end for a purpose presently explained.

Referring now to the operation of my invention, when it is desired todisplay the flag 39 at full mast, the grommet 45 at the upper end of thetape 43 is applied over the stud 11 so that said hem 41 is suspended bya short length of the tape 43 from said stud and the remainder of saidtape hangs free through said hem, all as shown in Figure 1.

To display the flag 39 at half mast, the tape 43 is pulled out of thehem 41 to reverse it end for end and the grommet 47 is applied over thestud 11 in place of the grommet 45, whereby the hem 41 is suspended by along length of the tape 32 and slides down the staff 1 to position saidflag at half mast, as shown in Figure 2.

The base plate 13 may be detached from the concrete block 23 byloosening the hooked screw 21, and the screw 21 withdrawn into saidplate together with the screw 35. Then, the stalf 1 may be rested on afloor or the base plate 13 for storage in upright position. As shown inFigure 8, the tape 43 may be detached from the stud 11 so that the hem41 will slide down onto the lower section 5 of the fiagstafi 1 and befurled in said lower section and then, the upper section 3 of thefiagstafi 1 may be pulled loose from the pin 7 to shorten the shaft forstorage.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scopestaff, a tape securedintermediate its transverse center and one end to said hem to providelong and short portions on said tape at opposite sides of its point ofsecurement to said hem, and terminal means on said tape and the upperend of said staff for attaching the longand short portions of the tapeto said upper end selectively to lower and raise the flag on the staff.p v

2. Means for displaying a flag Comprising a flagstafi having a baseplate adapted to rest on the ground, a hook on said plate atone side ofthe fiagstafi for pivotally attaching said plate to an anchor iii theground, screw feed means on said plate, at the opposite side of theflagstafli engageable with the ground to pivotaiid level said plate, aflag having a hem slidably 'sleevedon said flagstafi for raising andlowering, and'atapesecuredfintermediate one end and its transversecenter to said hem to provide 'long and short portions on "said tape atopposite sides of its point of attachment to said hem, and terminalmeans on the tape and the upper end of said istafif for attaching thelong and short portions of the tape to said upper end of thestaffselectively to lower and raise the flag on the staff. A V t 3. Means fordisplaying a flag comprising an upright flagstafl, a flag having a hemslidably sleevedonto said stafl, a tape secured intermediateitstransverse center and one 'e'n d to said hem to provide longand shortportions on said tape at opposite sides of its point of secure'ment tosaid hem, terminal means on said tape and the upper end of said stafffor attaching the long and short portions of the tape to said upper endselectively to lower and raise the flag on the staff, said means on theends of the tape comprising grommets, said means on the upper end of thestafi comprising a stud.

4. Means for displaying a flag comprising an upright flagstafi, a flaghaving a hem slidably sleeved onto said staff, a tape securedintermediate its transverse center and one end to said hem to providelong and short portions on said tape'at opposite sides of its point ofsecnrernent to said hem, and terminal means on said tape and the upperend of said staff for attaching the long and short portions of the tapeto said upper end selectively to lower and raise the flag on the staff,said tape being reversible end for end for attachment to the means onthe upper end of the staff.

References Cited'in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,158,610 Whitman Nov. 2, 1915 1,668,486 Betts May 1, 19 28 1,876,351Shirley Sept. 6, 1932 Olson Nov. 18, 1941

